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Definition of Squiffy
1. Adjective. Very drunk.
Language type: Argot, Cant, Jargon, Lingo, Patois, Slang, Vernacular
Similar to: Drunk, Inebriated, Intoxicated
Definition of Squiffy
1. a. Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.
Definition of Squiffy
1. Adjective. (British) slightly drunk or intoxicated; tipsy ¹
2. Adjective. Crooked, askew; awry ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Squiffy
1. squiffed [adj -FIER, -FIEST] - See also: squiffed
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Literary usage of Squiffy
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1. Society Snapshots: Taken at Ramdom on a Trip Through the World by Cotsford Dick (1901)
"squiffy ? SIR STARTIN PRICE (glumly). Who's—squiffy ? LADY DE HANDICAP (en Madame
Mentor). ... squiffy. LADY DE HANDICAP (pinching him viciously). Drop it! ..."
2. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1890)
"It was melted so soon, I am rather afraid That our hero was squiffy, or worse :
And some might have fancied that most of it laid. ..."
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